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Seaver and Wes,
The proposed law does nothing of the sort. It doesn't force people to join a union anymore than current legislation does.
The secret ballots are a one time thing asking about unionizing. Currently, 30% of the work force signing a petition brings forth a secret ballot election asking whether employees want to unionize. 50% and the employer can waive the secret ballot election asking members to unionize, or the NLRB can establish the union if the employer unfairly influences the election. "Card check" would remove the employer's ability to make that decision, and make that automatic if 50% is reached. Whatever pressures would be there to sign the petition are already there, as the 50% threshold already matters.
I know unions are often unpopular, but then the republican party should come out and openly opposed them, instead of doing this incredibly misleading thing where keeping the employer's choice over accepting the union something that helps workers.
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